A new approach for perioperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) measurement to establish cure in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.

Purpose: In this study, we analyse the possibility to omit pre-incision PTH measurement since we routinely measure it at the time of pre-surgery ambulatory admission.

Methods: A total of 435 patients were enrolled. All patients with pHPT included underwent pre-surgical PTH level assessment as part of the pre-admission preparation to surgery.

Influence of Parathyroidectomy on Sleep Quality in Primary Hyperparathyroidism.

We investigated the impact of parathyroidectomy on sleep quality in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). Thirty consecutive patients with pHPT were enrolled in the study within 1 year. pHPT was diagnosed by typical symptoms accompanied by an elevated level of parathormone.

A novel mutation of the calcium-sensing receptor gene in a German subject with familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia and primary hyperparathyroidism.

Objective: The coexistence of familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH) and primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is extremely rare. Genetic evidence has demonstrated a causal relationship between FHH and the presence of inactivating mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor gene.

Method: We herein report a 60-year-old German patient who was referred for hypercalcemia and increased PTH levels found incidentally during normal routine blood tests.